Access National Director Babbitt Nominated to Be Head of Federal Aviation Administration

RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On March 27, 2009,President Barack Obama announced his intent to
nominate J. Randolph “Randy” Babbitt, a Director of Access National
Corporation (NASDAQ:ANCX) (“Access”), holding company for Access
National Bank, to be Administrator of the U.S. Federal Aviation
Administration (“FAA”). The FAA regulates and oversees all aspects of
civil aviation, including air traffic control, safety and noise. The
administrator is the chief executive of this organization of roughly
46,000 full-time-equivalent employees.

Internationally recognized as a leader in the field of aviation and
labor relations, Mr. Babbitt has roughly 40 years of experience in the
field. He holds a number of FAA ratings including single and
multi-engine land aircraft, as well as Air Transport Pilot.

Mr. Babbitt began his aviation career as a pilot for Eastern Airlines
and flew for more than 25 years. As CEO of the Airline Pilots
Association, Babbitt helped to direct and achieve important improvements
in aviation safety and to influence policy in other critical areas of
the industry and its operation. Babbitt left the Airline Pilots
Association to found Eclat Consulting in Reston, Virginia, which
provided economic support for regulatory, legislative, and business
issues in aviation. The partners and staff of Eclat joined Oliver
Wyman’s (part of Marsh & McLennan, NYSE:MMC) global Aviation,
Aerospace & Defense practice in September 2007.

Mr. Babbitt has served on the Board of Directors at Access National
Corporation and Access National Bank since his role as an organizing
investor of the Bank in 1999. Access CEO Michael Clarke said, “Randy’s
experience in the highly regulated aviation industry has made him an
exceptional fiduciary for our shareholders during both prosperous and
troubled economic times. I have no doubt he will be a first class
advocate for the public and industry in his role with the FAA. We are
extremely proud to be associated with such an accomplished and well
respected professional.”

Access National Corporation serves as the holding company for Access
National Bank, a business bank located in Reston VA with approximately
$700 million in assets.

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